By Sunday night, 127 music lovers were sat outside the Millennium Stadium to ensure they get as up close and personal as possible with Springsteen and his E Street Band.

Many had travelled from as far as the US, Australia and all over Europe to witness the Born to Run legend’s performance at the home of Welsh rugby.

Complete with tents, deck chairs, food and drink, the group had already made friends and said there was a “great camaraderie” amongst them, with new devotees arriving all the time.

Anthony Towers, nicknamed “the voice of the pit”, was the first fan to arrive at stadium at 8.20pm on Friday after travelling 180 miles from Warrington.

Each of those in queue for the pit are given a unique number and roll-calls are carried out every few hours to check everyone is still in line.

Around 400 people are expected to queue today and 1,000 by tomorrow.

First in the queue for the Bruce Springsteen

Jonty Clark, from East Grinstead, has seen Springsteen about 100 times and said: “You just have to drop everything to come and do this. People do go the extra mile and you get to recognise people from other shows.”

“Three weeks ago he [Springsteen] was lying on top of us in Coventry – we’ll all be bouncing up and down on Tuesday.”

Jonty said he will be driving to Leeds straight after the show to get a space in the queue for the next day’s concert.

Seven-year-old Benjamin Fisher, from Bridgend, had been queuing with his parents Allan and Sharron Fisher since Friday.

Fortunately the family has relatives in Cardiff so Benjamin and his four-year-old brother Nathan have been able to go back and forth for a rest.

Allan said: “This will be my 42nd time. I first went to see him in 1985 and have been on the front row 20 times. If you want to get to the front you have to queue.

“Bruce is 63 now so we thought there might not be many more chances for Benjamin to see him.”